Issa Diop
Morocco
Age
29
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Issa Diop
Named in Mohamed Ouahbi's final 26, Issa Diop heads to the 2026 World Cup as a centre-back for Morocco. Morocco qualified for the finals by winning their CAF group, and the Fulham defender is 29 at kick-off and valued at around €8 million.
A France youth international who won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Diop switched his international allegiance to Morocco in March 2026. He became West Ham's club-record signing at £22 million in 2018 before joining Fulham in 2022, and he has 4 senior caps for Morocco to date. This season his Fulham campaign across all competitions reads 18 appearances and 1 goal. Morocco open their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June 2026, with Scotland and Haiti to follow in the group.
A France youth international who won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Diop switched his international allegiance to Morocco in March 2026. He became West Ham's club-record signing at £22 million in 2018 before joining Fulham in 2022, and he has 4 senior caps for Morocco to date. This season his Fulham campaign across all competitions reads 18 appearances and 1 goal. Morocco open their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June 2026, with Scotland and Haiti to follow in the group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Issa Diop is a tremendous athlete, excellent in the air and quick across the ground. He is primarily a right-sided centre-back with an aggressive defensive approach, a physical presence at the back who uses his pace to cover space.
He stands 1.94 m and is right-footed. This season he has logged 1,266 minutes of club football for Fulham, and he offers Mohamed Ouahbi a centre-back with the height and athleticism to compete in the air.
He stands 1.94 m and is right-footed. This season he has logged 1,266 minutes of club football for Fulham, and he offers Mohamed Ouahbi a centre-back with the height and athleticism to compete in the air.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Issa Diop's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, having switched his international allegiance from France to Morocco in March 2026, and his place in Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed 26 takes him to the finals for the first time. He arrives with 4 senior caps for Morocco. He goes to the tournament as one of the centre-backs named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the group stage in Group C.
National Team
Morocco
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Diop's value to Morocco is the work of a centre-back: a tall, athletic defender who is strong in the air and quick across the ground. This season he has made 18 appearances and scored 1 goal for Fulham across all competitions, and he has 4 caps for Morocco. On the Goal Rush card Morocco are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget. That aerial presence and pace at the back is what Morocco get from him at the finals.
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Diop at the 2026 World Cup
Diop is a confirmed centre-back in Mohamed Ouahbi's 26-man Morocco squad for the 2026 World Cup. Morocco begin their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June.
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A Tier 3 team, Morocco are set at £17m for the tournament. Diop is one of the centre-backs in Ouahbi's 26, part of the Morocco squad for the group stage.
Issa Diop World Cup 2026 FAQs
Morocco are a Tier 3 team at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Diop is one of their centre-backs, named in Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed 26, so for Goal Rush he is a squad name at that mid-tier team price for the tournament.
Diop is a centre-back for Morocco. He plays his club football for Fulham and is part of Mohamed Ouahbi's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Morocco's final 26-man group.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Diop's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Morocco's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Diop plays his club football for Fulham in England. He is named among Morocco's centre-backs in Mohamed Ouahbi's final 26, with Morocco opening their Group C campaign against Brazil in mid-June.
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